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# magnify

«magnify» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To make something look bigger than it really is, using a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (magnify, magnifies, magnified, magnifying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To make something look bigger than it really is, using a lens or microscope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/#m1)

2) To make something seem bigger, more important or worse than it really is. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To magnify the LORD means to praise Him and declare how great He is. It does not mean to make Him bigger. Sometimes it means to act proudly against someone. Interpretation: The Psalms call on people to declare God's greatness together in worship and praise. Boasting or acting proud against others is seen as a fault. In the primary lessons: In science, a magnifying glass (hand lens) magnifies minibeasts, leaves, crystals and fingerprints; a microscope magnifies cells many times. «Magnified ten times» (×10) means it looks ten times bigger in length. In safety, never look at the Sun through a magnifying glass, and a lens in sunlight can start a fire. Phrases: «magnifying glass», «magnified ×10», «magnify a problem».

### examples

- Remember that thou magnify His work, whereof men have sung. (Writings JOB.36.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/#x1)
- O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together. (Writings PSA.34.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/#x2)
- If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach; (Writings JOB.19.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/#x3)
- Use a magnifying glass to look at the ant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/#x4)
- The microscope magnifies the onion cells 100 times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/#x5)
- Under the lens, the snowflake was magnified. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/#x6)
- Never use a magnifying glass to look at the Sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/#x7)
- A magnifying glass in sunlight can start a fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/#x8)
- Worrying can magnify a small problem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/#x9)
- The picture of the flea was magnified to fill the page. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/#x10)
- Detectives use magnifying glasses to look for clues. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/#x11)
- Those who do not like him, magnify it, shrug up their shoulders, and exclaim--there he is again! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/#x12)

### note

Spelling: magnify, magnifies, magnified (y → ie), magnifying (keeps y). Noun: «magnification». In maths, «×3 magnification» means lengths are 3 times bigger: a 2 mm insect looks 6 mm long. The object does not really grow.

### In the corpora

- [And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1278/)
- [And ye have magnified yourselves against Me with your mouth, and have multiplied your words against Me; I have heard it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.927/)
- [O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.509/)
- [For I said: 'Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.630/)
- [I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1158/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «magnify» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magnify/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.